Richard Bishop

Richard was a student at the college from the summer of 1951 to fall of 1953.

Him and his wife, Mary Alice, attended together. He mentioned in a letter to the college that he didn't like the living conditions and if they were to return, they would want to live and work outside of the college grounds. He did return for a summer session in 1953 but sent letters in 1951 stating the conditions that were unsuitable to him.

Relationships

Wife: Fellow BMC student, Mary Bishop

Black Mountain College Project

Mary Emma Harris interviewed Richard in 1999 and the transcript is available from Appalachian State University under The Mary Emma Harris and Black Mountain College Project, Inc. Oral History collection.

Topics: Hearing about BMC and reasons for enrolling – interested in BMC as community of scholars – trips back and forth to BMC andmarriage to Mary Bishop – college farm – BMC friends – graduation process – architecture with Paul Williams – Joel Oppenheimer – return to University of Chicago – move to Vermont – BMC failure to attract students – post BMC professional work

Courses Taken

No course cards from 1951

Summer Session 1953: Painting (Vicente), Drawing (Vicente)